Youth Policy
Identifying problems with children and teenagers at an early stage helps prevent the need for intensive and long-term care at a later age. The government has taken measures to make youth care more efficient and it aims to reduce the number of school dropouts.
Documents and publications
Outflow of Personnel from Correctional Institutions for Young Offenders on Course
The measures taken by State Secretary Teeven for Security and Justice to reduce the vacancy rate in Dutch correctional ...
More severe punishments for at-risk youths
With the introduction of adolescent criminal law, State Secretary Teeven for Security and Justice has announced a broad set of ...
Council for the Administration of Criminal Justice and Youth Protection
The Council calls attention to detained juveniles with a mild mental impairment. A large part of the juveniles detained in secure ...
No structural amount for Youth Care Agencies
State Secretary Teeven (Security and Justice) has decided not to make a structural amount available for the Youth Care Agencies ...
Minister Opstelten will deal more strictly with criminal youth groups
Minister Opstelten (Security and Justice) will deal more severely with criminal youth groups. Together with the Public Prosecution ...